Michael Galam

San Francisco, CA

michael@galam.com

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[ interactive ] design and development

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A rare breed of Art Director/Designer/Programmer, I deliver from start to finish, from idea to execution. Comfortable working in all areas of design media, I gladly wear many hatsmore chance for creativity. My goal: to create visual beauty in both form and function that defies expectation. Art Director / Flash Designer GALAM arts, New York NY - San Francisco CA Fall 1997 - Current Clients and Sites: acousticpixel.com, L.A.M.B. Fragrance, J Records, in:Site, United Nations Population Fund, Red i Studios, Kilo Intl, marlena-maree.com, CTB McGraw-Hill, Broadvision.com, Bravanta.com, Fujitsu, NEC. Visual Interface Designer Punchcut, San Francisco CA Winter 2010 - Fall 2010 Designed, developed, and defined interfaces, prototypes, motion studies and specs for mobile, tablet, and TV for various clients. Client work available per request. Art Director / Flash Developer Draft FCB, New York NY Clients: US Census, Motorola, Kraft Foods, Hampton Inn. Flash Designer / Developer Wunderman, New York NY Client: Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness, NationWide, Microsoft, CitiBank. Flash Designer / Developer
Client: Verizon Wireless. R/GA, New York NY Spring 2008 - Fall 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

Winter 2007 - Fall 2007

Summer 2006 - Fall 2006

Art Director (Interactive Services) CCA Advertising, Ridgefield Park NJ Spring 2005 - Spring 2006 Client: Samsung North America. Designed, developed, and art directed interactive ad campaigns and minisites. Notable Projects: DirecTV/NFL minisite, Helix/neXus campaign, YP-T8 minisite. Art Director (Site-design / Marketing) Egreetings.com, San Francisco CA Fall 1999 - Spring 2001 Designed, developed, and maintained look and feel of the site. Collaborated to develop recommendations for user experience and user interfaces. Created graphics, flash animations and print collateral.

AWARDS

Web Mktg Assoc 2007 IAC Horizon Awards 2007 Web Award 2006 Web Award 2006 Web Mktg Assoc 2006 IAC Web Mktg Assoc 2006 IAC
Best Telecommunication Online Ad Bronze Winner Electronics Standard of Excellence Electronics Standard of Excellence Best Computer: Hardware Online Ad Award Outstanding Microsite/Landing Page Award
Samsung a950 Banner Samsung Helix/neXus Minisite Samsung Helix/neXus Minisite Samsung YPT8 Minisite Samsung ML1620 Banner Samsung YPT8 Minisite

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Adobe Flash, Adobe Flash Builder, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe InDesign Program Languages: Flash Actionscript AS3, AS2, XML, HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP Operating Systems: Apple Macintosh OS X, Microsoft Windows XP

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts
Relevant courses: Flash actionscript, and conceptual design.
Spring 2005 - Spring 2007

SFSU Multimedia Studies Program Winter 1997 - Summer 1999 Broad range of media studied: Web design and technology, 3D design and animation, and motion graphics. UC Berkeley Graphic Design Program
Relevant courses: Print design, principles and theories of graphic design. Winter 1999 - Summer 1999
San Francisco State University Fall 1996 - Spring 1998 BS, Business Administration (International Business), Minor, Computer Information Systems

PORTFOLIO

galam.com acousticpixel.com